Oras Tynkkynen

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Oras Tynkkynen
Pirkanmaa
In office
20 July 2004 – 22 April 2015
Assumed office
5 April 2023
Personal details
Born (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 46)
Jyväskylä, Finland
Political partyGreen League
ResidenceTampere
OccupationJournalist
ProfessionMaster of Social Sciences
Websitewww.orastynkkynen.fi

Oras Tynkkynen (Topi Oras Kalevi Tynkkynen, born 1977) is a Member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Green League.[1] Tynkkynen was the chair of the Green parliamentary group.[2] He served as Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Advisor on Climate Policy.[3] Also Tynkkynen is a Member of the City Council of Tampere and an environmental activist. He has also held positions in numerous other organisations, such as Friends of the Earth Finland. Oras Tynkkynen became a member of Parliament in 2004 as a replacement when Satu Hassi left her seat upon her election to the European Parliament. He was directly elected to the Parliament in 2007.

Tynkkynen was born in

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's radio news. His writings often concentrate on equity and the environment, especially climate change.

Tynkkynen was re-elected to Parliament of Finland in 2023 parliamentary election[4]

Personal life

Tynkkynen was the first openly gay Member of the Parliament of Finland,[1] but has since been joined by others, such as Jani Toivola and Silvia Modig. In his free time he enjoys sports, reading, electronic music and travel.

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ Members - Green parliamentary group. Eduskunta.fi. 8 December 2023 https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/kansanedustajat/Pages/846.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Website of the Finnish Parliament, Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. ^ Filling Finland's energy gap. Archived 26 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine This is Finland, May 2010.
  4. ^ https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/kansanedustajat/Pages/846.aspx

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